Everyday English (Vocabulary Building)

Topic: Health & Illness

Lesson Notes June 10, 2025 (Vocabulary Building)

Words & Phrases

• The government labelled them as an invasive species.

• Invasive species (noun); A plant or animal that is not native to a place and spreads quickly, often harming the environment, economy, or native species; unwanted and spreads uncontrollably.

• Kudzu is an invasive species that grows rapidly and covers trees and buildings.

• The lake is suffering because an invasive species of fish is eating the local ones.

• My doctor said that I might have had whooping cough or walking pneumonia.

• “House” can combine with other words to describe its location, setting, or sometimes its function or style.

• beach house / country house / lake house / mountain house / guest house / farmhouse / greenhouse / clubhouse / townhouse etc

Word Journal

• Spontaneous

• Spontaneity ( ˌspɒn.təˈneɪ.ə.ti ) spon-ta-NEI-a-ty

• Spine

• Falter

• Totally

• Slang form “totes”

• Witholding

Health & Lifestyle

Vocabulary

• 1 keep / stay

• 2 cut

• 3 expand

• 4 stay / keep

• 5 doing

• 6 did

• 7 worked

• 8 transformed

• 9 vary

• 10 keep